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277 Canal Street. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects.

LPC to Review Plans for 21-Story Residential Building at 277 Canal Street in Soho, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 23, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will begin reviewing plans for 277 Canal Street, a proposed 21-story mixed-use residential building in the Soho Cast Iron Historic District. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by United American Land, the project will add 18 floors atop the Oltarsh Building, which has occupied the property since 1927. The 145,880-square-foot structure will yield 143 rental units with an average scope of 975 square feet, including 31 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 6,510 square feet of ground-floor retail.

LPC To Review Proposal For the Renovation, Expansion of 151 Grand Street In Soho, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 22, 2026 By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal to complete a long-stalled renovation at 151 Grand Street in Soho, Manhattan. Designed by Ole Sondresen Architect along with preservation consultant Higgins Quasebarth & Partners, the project will rehabilitate the five-story building and finish the one-story rooftop extension that was approved by the LPC in 2016 and 2017. The property is located at the southwest corner of Grand and Lafayette Streets.

Alphabet City in the East Village. Photo by Michael Young.

New Mid-Rise Residential Buildings Nearing Completion in Alphabet City, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 16, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY visited two mid-rise residential buildings nearing completion in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan’s East Village. The properties are located on interior lots east of Avenue B, a short walk from Tompkins Square Park, and will yield a combined 16 units.

New York City, circa June 2026. Photo by Michael Young.

Ongoing Office-To-Residential Conversions to Bring Nearly 3,000 New Units to Manhattan

8:00 am on June 15, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY checked in on the progress of eleven office-to-residential conversions underway in Manhattan. The projects, located in the Financial District, Tribeca, NoHo, Midtown, and Hell’s Kitchen, will repurpose the underutilized properties into nearly 3,000 new housing units.

Freedom Village Completes Construction at 270 East 2nd Street in Manhattan’s East Village

7:30 am on June 13, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Freedom Village, a new $54 million affordable housing development at 270 East 2nd Street in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan’s East Village, has officially opened. Designed by JCJ Architecture and developed by Barrier Free Living, the 13-story building contains 74 apartments for survivors of domestic violence and older adults who have experienced homelessness. The project replaces a former school building that had served as transitional housing for roughly three decades and marks a return to the site where Barrier Free Living was founded in 1981.

50-58 Cliff Street. Rendering courtesy of Dattner Architects.

New Renderings Revealed for 50-58 Cliff Street in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 12, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for 50-58 Cliff Street, a forthcoming 24-story all-affordable residential tower in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Trinity Church and Settlement Housing Fund, the structure is slated to yield 120 below-market-rate rental units, with 18 dedicated to formerly homeless individuals. The nearly $70 million project would also include ground-floor social services. The 6,000-square-foot property is located near the corner of Cliff and Fulton Streets.

Looking south at the Lower Manhattan skyline from the top of the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building at 1 Centre Street. Photo by Michael Young.

Centre 360 Public Observatory Opens Atop David N. Dinkins Municipal Building At 1 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan

8:00 am on June 11, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Centre 360, a new free public observatory, opened today atop the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building at 1 Centre Street in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan. The experience is located more than 500 feet high within the Beaux-Arts cupola of the landmarked 40-story skyscraper, and is part of a $6 million renovation by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). The property is located at the corner of Centre and Reade Streets, directly east of City Hall.

New Commercial Building Proposed for 144 Spring Street In Soho, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 7, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is set to review a proposal for new two-story commercial building at 144 Spring Street in Soho, Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects for 144 Spring Holdings LLC, an affiliate of City Urban Realty, the proposal replaces an earlier glass-clad design approved by the LPC in 2016 and designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. The property is located at the corner of Spring and Wooster Streets within the Soho-Cast Iron Historic District.

8 Carlisle Street. Designed by Handel Architects.

8 Carlisle Street Passes the Halfway Mark in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 1, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is quickly progressing on 8 Carlisle, a 64-story residential skyscraper at 8 Carlisle Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grubb Properties and Pink Stone Capital, the 789-foot-tall structure will span 326,221 square feet and yield 462 residential units. The project will also include 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 60-foot-long rear yard. The property is alternately addressed as 111 Washington Street and located at the corner of Washington and Carlisle Streets, just south of the World Trade Center complex.

New Permits Filed for 317 Broadway in Tribeca, Manhattan

7:00 am on June 1, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

New permits have been filed for a 21-story mixed-use building at 317 Broadway in Tribeca, Manhattan. Located at the intersection of Broadway and Thomas Street, the corner lot is a short walk to the City Hall subway station, served by the R and W trains, and Chambers Street station, served by the 1, 2, and 3 trains. Shabse Fuchs under the 408 Hawthorn LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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